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wheedle
noun
verb
A coaxing person.
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/ˈwiː.dəl/ /ˈwiː.dəl/
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noun
A coaxing person.
verb
To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
“I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.”
To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.
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I'd like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.